Priebus interviewed in FBI investigation

According to Politico, Mueller’s team interviewed Priebus regarding Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey, Trump’s meetings with Russians and the deceptive statement the president dictated for his son after it was revealed he’d met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer after being promised compromising information on Hillary Clinton.

Priebus prepared for the interview for several weeks, according to the report.

Priebus served as Trump’s chief of staff until July, when Trump unceremoniously replaced him with retired general John Kelly.

Trump continues to dismiss Russian interference

In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday, Trump claimed that Democrats “sat in a room” after the election and said, “‘Why did you lose the election,’ and they said, ‘Ah, it was Russia! Russia!’”

“Russia was an excuse used by the Democrats when they lost the election,” Trump said. “It wasn’t Russia, it was a bad candidate.”

Trump has repeatedly dismissed the role Russia played in the 2016 election and called investigations into his campaign’s ties to Russia “the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history.”

But despite publicly downplaying any Russian involvement in the election, his legal team has been looking to better cooperate with Mueller’s probe in hopes that it will clear the president’s name. That new strategy on the Russia saga continued this week, when it was reported that the president’s lawyers may be preparing to offer Mueller and his team an opportunity to interview him.